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Dwight Harwood

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Dwight Harwood
Biographical details
Born(1892-04-29)April 29, 1892
Plainwell, Michigan
DiedAugust 8, 1965(1965-08-08) (aged 73)
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1945Hillsdale
Basketball
1926–1934Hillsdale
1940–1946Hillsdale
Head coaching record
Overall68–53–14 (football)
60–104 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 MIAA (1931–1933, 1938)

Dwight Brigham Harwood (April 29, 1892 – August 8, 1965) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan for 19 seasons, from 1927 until 1945, compiling a record of 68–53–14.[1] Harwood also served two stints as the head basketball coach at Hillsdale, from 1926 to 1934 and 1940 to 1946, tallying a mark of 60–104.

Harwood graduated from Hillsdale in 1914. He died of a heart attack in 1965 at the age of 73.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hillsdale Dales (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1945)
1927 Hillsdale 3–5–1 2–3 T–3rd
1928 Hillsdale 1–3–3 0–2–3 T–4th
1929 Hillsdale 5–2–1 2–2–1 3rd
1930 Hillsdale 5–3 3–2 T–3rd
1931 Hillsdale 6–0–2 3–0–2 1st
1932 Hillsdale 7–1 4–0 1st
1933 Hillsdale 6–0–2 4–0 1st
1934 Hillsdale 2–5–1 1–2–1 T–4th
1935 Hillsdale 4–4–1 1–2–1 T–3rd
1936 Hillsdale 4–5–1
1937 Hillsdale 3–6 2–2 T–2nd
1938 Hillsdale 8–0 4–0 1st
1939 Hillsdale 6–1 5–1 2nd
1940 Hillsdale 2–4–1 2–2–1 T–3rd
1941 Hillsdale 3–4–1 1–3–1 5th
1942 Hillsdale 3–5 1–3 T–4th
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 Hillsdale 0–5 NA NA
Hillsdale: 68–53–14
Total: 68–53–14
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth


References

  1. ^ "Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). Hillsdale College. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "Dwight Harwood; Coached Hillsdale To 4 Championships". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. August 8, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved August 22, 2017 – via Google News.